Well, I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and were able to pass the time with great people that you enjoy spending time with! I sure did, but before it got too late, I made a trip to my 24-hour CVS store! I used most of my ECBs to buy the Pedi-Paws pet nail file AND I lost a NINE DOLLAR ECB!! Yikes! Yikes! Yikes! I had a spill on my newspaper pile so I put them all in the trash (my inserts and ads were already removed, whew!), BUT I didn't realize that I still had an ECB near the pile! :-(
But oh well, I am saddened, but what can you do, but REBUILD! And this week at CVS I did! Yippie!
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I did several transactions to build up my ECBs from zero...
Transaction #1:
1 - Aussie Shampoo, 13.5 oz
List Price (LP): 2.99, Coupon (cpn): 1.00,
Subtotal: 1.99
Tax: 0.21
Out Of Pocket (OOP): $2.20
Received: $2.99 ECB
Transaction #2:
1 - Bic Soliel Razor, 1 razor w/ 2 cartridges pkg
LP: 5.99, cpn: 3.00,
ECB used: 2.99,
Subtotal: 0.00
Tax: 0.21
OOP: 0.21
Received: $5.99 ECB
This is where it all got interesting and I had to begin to ad lib from my planned deals. I forgot to give the $3 Maybelline cpn AND the $8.99 ECB did not print! Oopsies! :-)
Transaction #3:
1 - Maybelline Mineral Liquid Makeup
LP: 8.99,
ECB used: 5.99
Subtotal: 3.00
Tax: 0.21
OOP: $3.21
Received: $12.00 ECB - Great cashier!
She manually printed an ECB for $8.99ECB + $3.00 cpn = $12! (she added a penny)
Transaction #4:
1 - Johnson & Johnson's Body Lotion, 14 oz
LP: 5.69, cpn: 1.00, EP: $4.69
1 - Garnier Nutritioniste Towellettes, 25 ct
LP: 5.99, cpn: 1.00, EP: $4.99
1 - CoverGirl Smoothers Makeup
LP: 5.99, cpn: 1.00, EP: $4.99
ECB used: 12.00
Subtotal: 2.67
Tax: 0.40
OOP: $3.07
Received: $5.69 + $5.99 + $5.99 = $17.67 in ECBs!
Transaction #5:
1 - Colgate Total Advanced Clean Toothpaste, 4 oz
1 - 5-hr Energy Extra Strength, 2pk
LP = EP = $3.99
1 - CoverGirl Smoothers Liquid Makeup
LP: 7.99, cpn: 1.00, EP: $6.99
ECBs used: $5.99 (CoverGirl) + $5.99(Garnier) = $11.98
Subtotal: 0.49
OOP: $0.49
Received: $2.99 + $3.99 + $7.99 = $14.97 in ECBs!
ECBs left from before: $5.69
Transaction #6:
1 - Hershey's Candy Bar, King size - I got Cookies & Cream!
LP: 1.00
1 - Colgate Total Advanced Clean Toothpaste, 4 oz
3 - Gatorade G2, 20 oz
LP = EP = $1.49 ea
1 - Mentos gum, 1 oz - Filler; I got the Fruit flavor!
LP = EP = $0.99
ECB used: $7.99 (CoverGirl liquid makeup)
Subtotal: -0.04
Tax: 0.11
OOP: $0.07
Received: $1.00 (Hershey's) + $2.99 (Colgate) + $4.47 (G2)= $8.46 in ECBs!
ECBs left from before: 5.69 + 2.99 + 3.99 = $12.67
Transaction #7:
2 - L'Oreal Colour Juice Lipgloss
LP: 6.99, cpn: 1.00 (used 2 cpns), EP: $5.99 ea
ECBs used: $5.69(J&J) + 4.47(G2) + 1.00(Hershey's) = $11.16
Subtotal: 0.82
Tax: 0.20
OOP: $1.02
Received: $13.98 ECB!
ECBs left from before: $2.99 + $2.99 + 3.99 = $9.97
Transaction #8:
2 - Phillips In-ear Headphones - They were sold out of the Universal remotes! :-(
ECB used: $13.98 (L'Oreal)
Subtotal: 0.00
OOP: $0.00!
Received: $13.98 ECB!
ECBs left from before: $2.99 + $2.99 + 3.99 = $9.97
Transaction #9:
1 - Aussie Shampoo, 13.5 oz
LP: 2.99, cpn: 1.00, EP: $1.99
1 - Bic Soliel Razor, 1 razor w/ 2 cartridges pkg
LP: 5.99, cpn: 3.00, EP: $2.99
1 - Sally Hansen Maximum Growth Nail Polish
LP: 3.79, cpn: 1.00, EP: $2.79
ECBs used: $2.99 (Colgate) + $3.99 (Energy shot) = $6.98
Subtotal: 0.79
Tax: 0.41
OOP: $1.20
Received: $12.77 in ECBs!
ECBs left from before: $16.97
**** Grand Total OOP: $11.47! ****
**** Grand Total of ECBs (walked away with): $29.74! ****
**** Grand Total SAVED: $110.46! ****
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